MTSU to honor veterans, military heroes on Saturday

World War II veteran to receive Nunley Award

12:21 AM,
Oct. 25, 2012

Em T. Ghianni

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The Daily News Journal

Organizers are preparing for the largest Salute to Armed Services/Veterans Day event in the 31 years it has been held at MTSU.

Between 700 and 1,000 veterans and active-duty military personnel are invited and expected to attend Saturday's events on campus.

"It's going to be an exciting day," said Marco Born, assistant athletic director in marketing. "It will be a busy day, but exciting. So much planning - eight or nine months - has gone into this by our committee." ...